ABSTRACT
Migdolus fryanus (Westwood, 1863) (Coleoptera: Vesperidae) is a beetle that attacks the roots and rhizomes of sugarcane, causing serious damage in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The insect has a long lifecycle, and the larva is usually protected due to its underground behavior as well as the depth it can reach in the soil at some times of the year. The adults engage in mating flights after the rains of October. Currently, for the control of this insect, the sugarcane growers use sex pheromone traps to find the infested areas, followed by the application of insecticides in the planting furrow at the moment of planting or at the sides of the rows after the harvesting of the sugarcane. This review of the literature concerns biological and behavioral aspects of M. fryanus.
KEY WORDS
sugarcane;
Migdolus fryanus
; biology; behavior; control
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